Partition holder



J. TAUSSIG PARTITION HOLDER Aug. 11, 1925.

Filed Nov. 28 1924 Patented Aug. ll, i925.

JOSEPH TAUSSIG, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PARTITION HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, JosnrH TAUSSIG, a citizen of the Un ted States, and a resident of Chicago, Cook County, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Partition Holders, of which the following is declared to be a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to partition holders and its principal object is to provide a simple, easily attached, and light weight device for holding partitions in place in bins, showcases or other receptacles. Another object is to provide a partition holder which may be struck up from a single piece of sheet metal and having a pair of spring pressed, normally converging wings, between which the partition is clasped, whereby the holder may accommodate itself to partitions of various thicknesses. Another object is to provide a single piece, struck up, sheet metal partition holder having a base and flexible partition clasping wings extending up therefrom and provided with inte locking connections with the base whereby the wings may not be readily broken away from the base.

With these and other objects and advantages in View, this invention consists in the several novel features hereinafter fully set forth and claimed.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective View of a partition holder embodying a simple form of the present invention, and showing the same applied to one end of a partition; Fig. 2 is a plan of the holder; Fig. 3 is a vertical, cross section thereof, taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 and Fig. l is a vertical cross section thereof taken on the line H of Fig. 2.

Referring to said drawing, which illustrates one embodiment of the invention, the reference character 5 designates the base of the holder and 6 the partition clasping memher, 7 designates a fragment of a partition held in upright position by the holder.

The base 5 and clasp member 6 are struck up from a flexible piece of sheet metal, preferably circular in form, and these parts are formed by cutting the metal along the irregular lines 8 to the points 9. The cut out parts which form the notches 10 comprise the tongues 11, and the part between the points 9 comprises the back piece 12 of the clasp member 6. The parts 13 between the back piece 12 and curved edge of the half 14, of the sheet metal piece from which the holder is formed, comprise the wings of the clasp member. The wing portions are bent up along the lines 15 and the whole clasp member is bent up along the edge line 8 to bring the back piece at'right. angles to the base portion. The wings 13 are bent so as to converge toward each, other at their free ends whereby they may effectively clasp partitions of various widths. At the places where the tongues 11 are located, the base is struck up to form raised parts 16 which leave recesses or grodves 16 on the underside of the base into which the tongues 11 extend. A hole 17 is formed in the base between the raised parts 16 to permit the tongues to be readily inserted into the grooves 16*. Holes 18 may be provided for the reception of screws or nails in case it is desired to fasten the holder in place.

The holder may be used for holding partitions made of wood, glass, composition or the like and of various lengths, widths and thicknesses. Partitions of thickness up to one equal to the widest part between the wings may be held by the holder. By making the wings converge toward each other, and by reason of the resilient property of the sheet metal used, the wings will clasp the partitions firmly. The opposing raised edges at the inner ends of the raised portions 16, act as stops limiting the outward spread of the wings. Two holders are usually secured to a partition, one at each end and they hold it upright in any place when it is placed. Usually partitions are used on counters, in bins, show cases and the like to separate goods or merchandise. The holder is very effective for such purposes, although its use is not to be understood as limited thereto.

More or less variation of the exact details of construction is possible without departing from the spirit of this invention; I desire, therefore, not to limit myself to the exact form of the construction shown and described, but intend, in the following claims, to point out all of the invention disclosed herein.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A partition holder comprising a flat bottom base portion, having one straight edge and an upright partition clasping member extending up from said stralght edge and having two partition clasping wings that extend over the base portion and normally converge and are spring pressed toward each other. i r

2. A. partition holder comprising a flat bottomed base portion, and an uprightlpartition elasping member extending up from one edge thereof and havinga part rigid with the base portion and two movable partition clasping wings that normally converge and are spring pressed 'towardeaeh otherythere being interlocking connections between "the wings and base portions for holding the free ends of the wings down upon the base.

3. Apartition holder formed of a single piece of'flexible sheet metal andcomprising a flat bottomed base portion and an upright partition claspin" member extending up from 'one edge 0 said base portion,*said able wings that normally converge and are spring pressed toward each other, the base portion having raised parts forming grooves on the under side of the base portion and having an opening between said raised parts and the Wings having tongues on their lower edges engaging the base portion under said raised parts.

4. A partition holder formed of a single piece of flexible sheet metal comprising a flat bottomed base portion and a partitlon olasping member extending up from one edge thereof and having two normally converging wings overlying said base portion,

and there being tongue and groove connectlons between the free ends of the wings and base portion.

JOSEPH Tanssre. 

